America's
Story
Explore America's historical past; find out what Americans'
favourite past-times have been throughout history, and meet some
famous Americans from the pages of history - explorers, singers,
writers, artists, inventors, scientists and others! |
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About
American History
Many topics of U.S. history are covered here - explorers, the War
of 1812, Colonial America, Black History, the Civil War, the Civil
Rights movement, the Great Depression, the World Wars, the
Spanish-American War, the Cold War, the mission to the moon &
more.
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American
History
This web site offers links to information about various events and
aspects of U.S. history. |
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The
American Civil War Homepage
You'll find many Civil War resources here: biographies, accounts and
other documents, images, music... |
U.S.
History
Click on "United States History" or
"African-American History" for links to information.
Includes a link to American presidents and a "Today in
History" feature. |
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The
Presidents
Covers the lives, careers and major policies of each American president. |
The
Plymouth Colony Archive Project
Search various documents by topic or subject, or even by a person's
name. |
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The
Salem Witch Trials
This web site offers an excellent list of links to court records,
letters, record books, maps and more about the Salem Witch Trials.
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The
Lewis & Clark Trail (1803)
Take a trip west - in 1803 - with explorers Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark, the two men who "opened" the American West!
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American
History: The Revolution and After
Use this web site to link to relevant documents, essays, outlines and
related sites. Some of the features are "Biographies" and
"Presidents". |
The
American Civil War
Click on the "Timeline" of the Civil War, or go to
"Resources" for some excellent links to information about the
U.S. Civil War. |
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Eyewitness
to History: The Civil War
Some of the key events of the American Civil War are explored on this
web site, eg. General Lee's Retreat from Gettysburg in 1863.
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Eyewitness
to History: the Old West
Some of the key events in the history of the American West of the
late 1800's are explored on this web site , eg. Custer's Last Stand at
Little Bighorn. |
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Presidents
of the United States
Gives background information, election results, notable events and links
to biographies, historical documents, and audio and video clips. |
The
History of American Agriculture
You can search through the decades for details about developments in
farm machinery & technology, with corresponding info on the
country's economic and transportation development at the time. A very
useful website! |
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Famous
FBI Cases
Meet some of the folk you've heard about ... Bonnie & Clyde, Al
Capone, John Dillinger and many more ... and read about American
kidnappings, robberies, espionage and other crimes investigated by the
FBI through the years! A history of the FBI is included. |
The
Vietnam War
This web site includes a Vietnam War timeline, an introduction to the
war, a "who's who", and great resources to info about
"America's most controversial war". |
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